New York · Census place 65233
Saranac Lake village, NY
Quick answer
Saranac Lake village has 5,099 residents, ranking #351 of 1292 places in New York. Median household income is $60,494, the median home is worth $188,900 and median gross rent runs $826 a month.
- Population
- 5,099Saranac Lake village residents
- Median household income
- $60,494Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $188,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $826Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 42 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 47.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Saranac Lake village
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Saranac Lake village median would spend about 16.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 18.6% of residents and 47.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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